A real time study of the human equilibrium using an instrumented insole with 3 pressure sensors

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014:2014:4968-71. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2014.6944739.

Abstract

The present work deals with the study of the human equilibrium using an ambulatory e-health system. One of the point on which we focus is the fall risk, when losing equilibrium control. A specific postural learning model is presented, and an ambulatory instrumented insole is developed using 3 pressures sensors per foot, in order to determine the real-time displacement and the velocity of the centre of pressure (CoP). The increase of these parameters signals a loss of physiological sensation, usually of vision or of the inner ear. The results are compared to those obtained from classical more complex systems.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Foot / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Postural Balance / physiology*
  • Pressure
  • Telemedicine